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Voucher
//ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
"a voucher for a free kettle"
- 2 a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed wordnet
- 3 A receipt.
- 4 a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure wordnet
- 5 One who or that which vouches.
"To the fashionable world he cannot be a stranger […] and his having married a sister of the Duke of Leeds is a voucher for my assertion."
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- 6 someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement wordnet
- 7 A copy of a published advertisement sent by the agency to the client as proof of publication.
"Most agencies also have a vouchers department. It is its responsibility to obtain a copy of every advertisement that appears in print. It supplies the accounts department with the relevant newspaper or magazine, which is affixed to the agency's invoice for the space."
- 8 A mechanical device used in shops for automatically registering the amount of money drawn. historical
Verb
- 1 To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for. transitive
- 2 To provide a vouch for (an expenditure). transitive
- 3 To provide (a beneficiary) with a voucher. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From vouch + -er. The verb is from the noun.
Etymology 2
From vouch + -er. The verb is from the noun.
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